iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF
488 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.63B invested in iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 56 funds opening new positions, 251 increasing their positions, 114 reducing their positions, and 28 closing their positions.
120% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 251 | Existing positions reduced: 114
100% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 56 | Existing positions closed: 28
15% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $4.02B → $4.63B (+$603M)
5% more funds holding
Funds holding: 465 → 488 (+23)
5% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 43 → 45 (+2)
0.92% more ownership
Funds ownership: 34.41% → 35.33% (+0.92%)
97% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $594K | Put options by funds: $18.4M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$143M |
| 2 |
TD Asset Management
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$42.2M |
| 3 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$28M |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$25.8M |
| 5 |
Creative Planning
Overland Park,
Kansas
|
+$22.9M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$18.1M |
| 2 |
ICM
ISZO Capital Management
New York
|
-$16.8M |
| 3 |
NIMC
NWQ Investment Management Company
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$16M |
| 4 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$12.8M |
| 5 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$11.8M |
PFF Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review
488 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF (PFF) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $4.63B — up 15% from $4.02B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 56 funds opened new PFF positions and 28 closed out — a net gain of 28 holders — while 251 added to existing stakes and 114 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $143M. The largest seller was Ameriprise, cutting an estimated $18.1M.
- 488 institutional investors held iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF (PFF) as of Q1 2015, up from 465 in Q4 2014.
- Funds reported $4.63B of iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF stock for Q1 2015, up 15% quarter-over-quarter.
- 56 funds opened new iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF positions in Q1 2015 and 28 closed out, a net change of +28 holders.
- The largest iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF buyer in Q1 2015 was Bank of America, an estimated $143M added.
- The largest iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF seller in Q1 2015 was Ameriprise, an estimated $18.1M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.